‘Big Mistake’: Ex-NSA John Bolton ‘Exposes’ Trump on Russia Sanctions | China | India

Sep 24, 2026

Washington DC, September 23 (ANI): On the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, former National Security Advisor of the United States, John Bolton, says, "Giving Trump more sanctions authority is a big mistake generally. The issue is not whether we shouldn't apply more pressure to Russia. Of course, we should. These secondary sanctions cause enormous problems. If we were really going to focus on the biggest purchaser of oil and gas from Russia, it would be China. It is exactly the country whose leader Trump is going to see tomorrow that deserves the biggest sanctions. I don't think we are going to see sanctions based on this Lindsey Graham bill or earlier sanctions authority that might have done it as well. It is very important for the US and India to have a closer bilateral relationship and more dealings in groups like the Asian Security Quad, along with Japan and Australia, to talk about our mutual concerns about China. I don't think Trump has paid nearly enough attention to that."